diff --git a/diff-lib.c b/diff-lib.c
index 25fd2dee19..50521e2093 100644
--- a/diff-lib.c
+++ b/diff-lib.c
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ int run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned int option)
 				continue;
 			} else if (revs->diffopt.ita_invisible_in_index &&
 				   ce_intent_to_add(ce)) {
-				diff_addremove(&revs->diffopt, '+', ce->ce_mode,
+				newmode = ce_mode_from_stat(ce, st.st_mode);
+				diff_addremove(&revs->diffopt, '+', newmode,
 					       &null_oid, 0, ce->name, 0);
 				continue;
 			}